NGC 147 and NGC 185
Dwarf galaxiesNGC 147(left) andNGC 185stand side by side in this sharp telescopic portrait.The two are not-often-imaged satellites of M31, thegreat spiral Andromeda Galaxy,some 2.5 million light-years away.Their separation on the sky, less than one degree across a prettyfield of view, translates to only about 35 thousand light-years at Andromeda’sdistance, but Andromeda itself is found well outside this frame.
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